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That's really what ultimately matters - the emotions and feelings that you experienced and people around [whom] you experienced [them].

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Bethany Hamilton
Age: 34
Born: 1990
Born: February 8
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Love is bigger then a tsunami, stronger then any fear.
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To lose your everyday life of surfing and being creative on waves, enjoying the ocean - that's scary to me. It was essential to at least try surfing again and get out there and see how it went.
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God will give us the strength to be able to handle things. I mean, you can try to do it on your own, and sometimes you can pull off some stuff, but in the long run, it's much easier with Him by our side.
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Being able to turn to Jesus after the shark attack kept me alive.
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The paramedic whispered in my ear 'God will never leave you or forsake you.'
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The end...is just the beginning
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Love is bigger than any tidal wave or fear.
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I just love being on the ocean and being creative on the waves and the feeling you get when you're surfing. All around it's beautiful and fun.
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My belief is where I get my strength. When I'm struggling with something, I can go to him for help and I'm excited to share that.
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Compassion can drive us to do amazing things and give us perspective.
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It was what God had taught me growing up that helped me overcome my fear and get back on the board. 'Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go' (Joshua 1:9).
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People can do whatever they want if they just set their heart to it, and just never give up, and just go out there and do it.
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Both of my parents are surfers, of course, so they understood where my passion for surfing was at and I guess they saw the talent that I had.
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My only real fear was that I would not be able to surf again because I was concerned that I would not physically be able to do it. I knew that if I wasn't able to surf then my life would really change.
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God created the heavens and the earth, the oceans and the waves for our enjoyment. Surfing is just my way of worshipping Him.
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Love God love others do your best in all you do, even if you fall short!
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I'm just waiting for God to tell me what to do, but whatever it is, I want to be doing something like I am doing now-serving God and helping people.
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When I was about five, I gave my heart to Jesus Christ, and since then it's just been a stronghold in my life. Really, through the shark attack and all the hard times that my family and I went through, it gave us unity and perseverance to push through all this crazy stuff that we never knew was going to happen.
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It's sad to hear that 1 in 3 girls have an eating disorder, because they're trying to be something that they think they need to be, when it's such a lie that they believe. Meanwhile all over the world there's people that are starving or dying of something crazy that we forget, and we think we're the only ones in this world.
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In the end, my love for surfing helped me overcome my fear of sharks.
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